The Mankato Community is constantly changing, but just because part of it is gone...does not mean it is forgotten.One Mankato resident is reliving the past through a project dedicated to an area that has brought vitality and life to the city.News 12's Jennifer Hudspeth tell us more about "The Front Street Project," and what it means to those who remember...Dave Boyce has called Mankato his home for more than eighty years, and to this day he remembers Front Street as being the center of town.Boyce says, "The major share of all businesses...right here on the strip."It was and still is a strip full of life and energy... but things have changed over the years.As a child Boyce loved taking trips to the dime store...Boyce says, "They were the general kind of store that had a little bit of everything, with the amount of cash you could always find a place to spend it."Now the City Center Mall sits in it's place...Front Street is still a vital part of the community but MSU professor Dave Engen is trying to get a feel for the way things were.Engen says, "It seems to me that front street was once the heart of this city and obviously the town has changed in a variety of ways but I wanted to try to capture or get a hold of that history."Jennifer Hudspeth says, "He's started a website, voices of the valley dot com, and is using audio to bring the past back to life.He's preserving memories by recording stories told by Boyce and others in the community who are willing to share.Engen says, "We want to capture those stories and we want to present them through the internet so we can keep the memory of Front Street alive for generations to come."A street Dave Boyce considers to be a key component to the key city...Boyce says, "Always."In Mankato, Jennifer Hudspeth News 12.If you would like to share your story you can call the Front Street Project phone line at 507-389-5537.